by hadassah | Apr 8, 2008 | Exodus, Jewish Literature and Culture in the Persian Period
During the Persian period, the Book of Chronicles was edited from a variety of earlier sources. A major theme of Chronicles is King David and his dynasty. The Davidic Dynasty represented the ideal era of peace and security in the Land of Israel. Its promise of...
by hadassah | Apr 8, 2008 | Jewish Literature and Culture in the Persian Period
After the public reading of the Torah, the people entered into a pact to fulfill its commands. The specific details of the obligations of this covenant indicate by their formulation that they are based on halakhic (legal) midrash, mostly intended to harmonize various...
by hadassah | Apr 8, 2008 | Jewish Literature and Culture in the Persian Period
One of the earliest examples of midrashic exegesis was in the manner it which Lev. 23-40-42 was interpreted by the book of Ezra. The interpretation proposed here was rejected by Jewish tradition which saw Lev. 23-40 as referring to the taking of the lulav and etrog,...
by hadassah | Apr 8, 2008 | Jewish Literature and Culture in the Persian Period, Persian Period
Excerpted from Ancient Israel From Abraham to the Roman Destruction of the Temple. Ed. Hershal Shanks. Washington, D.C.- Biblical Archaeology Society, 1999. Ezra According to the biblical record, the most dramatic and long-lasting cultural and political changes in the...
by hadassah | Apr 8, 2008 | Jewish Literature and Culture in the Persian Period
Midrash and the Foundations of Jewish Law During the exile, a feeling of patriotism and the desire to preserve the Israelite literary heritage in the wake of the destruction of the ancestral homeland were probably responsible for a new emphasis on the study of...
